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HCA Healthcare

Acute Care Inpatient Coding Specialist

HCA Healthcare, East Dublin, Georgia, United States, 31027

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Benefits Parallon offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive medical coverage with low copay options, including prescription drug, behavioral health, free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

Dental, vision, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial well‑being.

401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).

Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.

Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

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Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.

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Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).

Colleague recognition program.

Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).

Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

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Job Summary and Qualifications The Coding Integrity Specialist (CIS) III reviews and evaluates hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate appropriate ICD‑10‑CM and ICD‑10‑PCS codes. Responsibilities include coding and code/DRG validation across multiple entities, and adherence to HSC Coding Compliance policies.

What you will do in this role

Assign, sequence, validate, and edit codes/DRGs and abstracted data for inpatient records for multiple facilities.

Provide diagnosis description with appropriate 3‑7 digit ICD‑10‑CM code assignment and corresponding Present On Admission (POA).

Provide procedure description with appropriate 7 digit ICD‑10‑PCS code, date, and surgeon.

Assign Admitting Diagnosis and Discharge disposition, and complete the coding portion of the IRF‑PAI where applicable.

Maintain or exceed established accuracy and productivity standards.

Utilize the complete patient medical record for code/DRG assignment, validation, and editing.

Initiate, review, and/or edit physician queries in compliance with company and HSC policy where appropriate.

Perform Coding Account Resolution Specialist III duties as needed.

Review official data quality standards, coding guidelines, company policies, and clinical/medical resources to keep skills current.

Follow all applicable coding guidance in assigning, sequencing, validation, and editing of codes/DRGs.

Meet all educational requirements specified in current company and HSC policy.

Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School graduate or GED equivalent preferred; undergraduate (associate or bachelor’s) degree in HIM/HIT preferred.

Minimum 1 year of acute‑care hospital inpatient coding required; 3 years preferred.

RHIA, RHIT, or CCS preferred.

Visit our Parallon HCA Healthcare Coding Landing Page for more information on Coding Opportunities.

Parallon provides full‑service revenue cycle management for HCA Healthcare and offers services including scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll, and physician billing.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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